A taking is when the government seizes private property for public use.
A taking can come in two forms. The taking may be physical, which means that the government literally takes the property from its owner). Or the taking may be...
A taking is when the government seizes private property for public use.
A taking can come in two forms. The taking may be physical, which means that the government literally takes the property from its owner). Or the taking may be...
Taxing power refers to the ability of a government to impose and collect taxes.
Overview General Constitutional AuthorizationIn the United States, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to "lay and collect taxes,...
On the morning of January 6th, 2021, the day that the United States Congress was scheduled to certify Joseph Biden’s election as the forty-sixth President of the United States, Petitioner Donald Trump held a rally at the Ellipse in Washington D.C....
In 2021, Texas enacted a law which, in part, prohibits physicians from performing abortions on pregnant women once the fetus has a discernable heartbeat. Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson I, at 4–5. The law, referred to as Senate Bill 8 (“S.B. 8”) limits...
Under Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to declare war, raise and support Armies, provide and maintain a Navy, and organize, arm, discipline, and call forth a militia. This power gives Congress quite broad authority to undertake any measures...
In 2013, Texas passed House Bill Two (“H.B. 2”), which places specific requirements on abortion clinics. See Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, 790 F.3d 563 (5th Cir. 2015) at 576. The Texas Legislature stated that it enacted H.B. 2 to protect the...
The Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), passed in 2010, requires health insurers to cover preventive care and screenings for women at no cost according to guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). Geneva College et al...